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PROQUINOR - PRACTICING GREEN CHEMISTRY

For 25 years PROQUINOR - Produtos Químicos do Nordeste Ltda. has specialized itself in the substitution of resins based on petroleum utilized in telecommunication systems for the so called "green chemistry". This technology is derived from agricultural products, thus, from a recyclable source. The company commercializes resins based on castor oil and has been successful in several markets such as telecommunications segment, automotive parts, construction and E/E.

PROQUINOR is the only Brazilian company that supplies resins with the trade name RESITEL (Telebrás technology), derived from castor oil for all telecommunications sector, including: Telemar, Brasil Telecom and Telefónica .

In the end of 1985, the polyurethane resins for usage in telecommunication systems were developed in the Centro de Pesquisa e Desenvolvimento (CPqD), in Campinas (SP), which previously was part of Telebrás.

Soon after, in partnership with the Aerospace Technical Center - Centro Técnico Aeroespacial (CTA), in São José dos Campos (SP), the technology for the production of bases, lubricants, fluids and grease was developed for usage by the air force. Now they are being produced as well by Proquinor.

These products, based on castor oil, allowed Proquinor to act on the segment of specialty chemicals and that are environmentally friendly since they are produced from a clean and recyclable source. The resin produced from castor oil was in the past imported. The Brazilian castor oil was in the past sent abroad and returned back to Brazil in form of resins with very high prices. Recently Proquinor began exporting its products to Europe and other countries in South America.

In the sector of automotive parts, there are approximately 18 types of resins produced for this segment. The production capacity is of these grades can go up to 40 ton / day. They are poliol systems and thermoset pre-polymers utilized in various applications such as: ceiling lining, doors, rubber pulleys, steering wheel, arm rest, gear shift lever, floor lining, insulation from engine compartment lining, etc.

PROQUINOR was born 26 years ago in São Paulo where it produced only castor oil. Now the industrial complex that have the capability to extract, process and convert to specialty chemical products from castor oil. This complex is located in Natal, Rio Grande do Norte.

Our next step is to obtain ISO 14000 certification